Bahia is a steady, often very good hard-blowing and blues date featuring
John Coltrane, recorded during one of his busiest periods, 1957-1958, but not released until 1965. (
Coltrane cut numerous sessions during the late '50s for Prestige to satisfy a commitment to the label and move to Atlantic; some of these were packaged and released long after they were cut.) Most were done with the same rhythm section: pianist
Red Garland, bassist
Paul Chambers, and drummer
Art Taylor (although
Jimmy Cobb substituted for
Taylor on two songs). Also featured is additional work by a pair of trumpeters:
Wilbur Harden appears on "My Ideal" and "I'm a Dreamer, Aren't We All," while
Freddie Hubbard takes over on "Something I Dreamed Last Night." ~ Ron Wynn